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Fertility in Sub-Saharan African Countries with Consideration to Health and Poverty
Jeon, Yongil; Rhyu, Sang-Young; Shields, Michael P. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Fertility has begun to fall in Sub-Saharan Africa but it remains high on average and particularly for a few countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005822444
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Civil Wars beyond their Borders: The Human Capital and Health Consequences of Hosting Refugees
Baez, Javier E. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
Between 1993 and 1994, extremist militia groups carried out the extermination of ethnic Tutsis and moderate Hutus in the genocides of Burundi and Rwanda. Nearly one million people were killed and thousands were forcibly uprooted from their homes. Over the course of a few months, Kagera – a...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005823005
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Brainy Africans to Fortress Europe: For Money or Colonial Vestiges?
Constant, Amelie F.; Tien, Bienvenue - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
by sub-regions, the magnitude of the colonial vestige in Africa is a significant determinant of emigration flows. Overall …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008514863
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Growth, History, or Institutions? What Explains State Fragility in Sub-Saharan Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella; Guerzoni, Andrea - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
We explore the determinants of state fragility in sub-Saharan Africa. Controlling for a wide range of economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008529151
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Growth, Colonization, and Institutional Development: In and Out of Africa
Bertocchi, Graziella - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
This essay investigates the determinants of the growth performance of Africa. I start by illustrating a broader … institutional development. After reporting results from standard growth regressions, I analyze the role of Africa’s peculiar history … influence, in and out of Africa, of the slave trades. The essay ends with critical conclusions and suggestions for further …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009216756
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A Labor Market Approach to the Crisis of Health Care Professionals in Africa
Andalón, Mabel; Fields, Gary - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Africa. Five challenges resulting from this crisis are identified: a production challenge, an underutilization challenge, a …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008839261
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How Large Is the Private Sector in Africa? Evidence from National Accounts and Labor Markets
Stampini, Marco; Leung, Ron; Diarra, Setou M.; Pla, … - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
In recent years, the private sector has been recognized as a key engine of Africa's economic development. Yet, the most … sector countries are concentrated in Western Africa (Cote d'Ivoire, Guinea, Niger, Senegal and Togo), Central Africa … (Cameroun, Republic of Congo) and Eastern Africa (Kenya, Sudan, Uganda and Tanzania), with the addition of Mauritius. Countries …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416934
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Altruism, Cooperation, and Efficiency: Agricultural Production in Polygynous Households
Akresh, Richard; Chen, Joyce J.; Moore, Charity - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2011
Africa. We find that cooperation is greater – production is more efficient – among co-wives than among husbands and wives …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009416949
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Alternative Cash Transfer Delivery Mechanisms: Impacts on Routine Preventative Health Clinic Visits in Burkina Faso
Akresh, Richard; de Walque, Damien; Kazianga, Harounan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
We conducted a unique randomized experiment to estimate the impact of alternative cash transfer delivery mechanisms on household demand for routine preventative health services in rural Burkina Faso. The two-year pilot program randomly distributed cash transfers that were either conditional or...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009646290
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Do the Maths: An Analysis of the Gender Gap in Mathematics in Africa
Dickerson, Andy; McIntosh, Steven; Valente, Christine - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
This paper uses microdata for 19 African countries to examine the gender difference in maths test scores amongst primary school children. There is a significant difference in maths test scores in favour of boys, similar to that previously observed in developed countries. This difference cannot...
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